Dr. Ernest Gundling

Co-FounderAperian Global

Ernest Gundling is co-founder and Managing Partner of Aperian Global, a management consulting firm with offices in the U.S., Europe, and Asia-Pacific. He assists clients in developing strategic global approaches to leadership, organization development, and relationships with key business partners. He coaches executives with global responsibilities, and works with multicultural management teams to help them formulate business plans based upon strong mutual understanding and a joint commitment to execution.

Dr. Gundling has lived and traveled extensively in Asia and Europe, including six years in Japan and a year in Germany. He is the author of five books – including What is Global Leadership?, Leading Across New Borders, and Global Diversity – as well as shorter pieces such as “Leveraging Diversity & Inclusion for a Global Economy.” He has also served for 25 years as a Lecturer at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.

He holds Ph.D. and a Master of Arts from the University of Chicago, and a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University.